Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Black-backed Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata) - HBW 13, p. 658
French:
Méliphage strié
German: Streifenhonigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Estriado
Other common names: Grey-streaked/Many-streaked Honeyeater,
Black-backed Streaked Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Ptilotis
perstriata De Vis, 1898, Wharton Range, south-east New Guinea.
Formerly
considered conspecific with P. erythropleura, P. mayri
and P. guisei, but the four differ in size, plumage (crown
colour, dorsal coloration, colour of wing-covert edgings,
distinctness of ventral spotting, flank colour) and iris colour.
Present species has sometimes been thought conspecific with P.
guisei, but the two occur sympatrically (with mutually exclusive
altitudinal ranges) over at least 560 km in E New Guinea. Sympatric
(and with broad altitudinal overlap) also with P. erythropleura
over distance of at least 400 km in W New Guinea.. View all taxonomy...
Formerly considered conspecific with P. erythropleura, P. mayri and P. guisei, but the four differ in size, plumage (crown colour, dorsal coloration, colour of wing-covert edgings, distinctness of ventral spotting, flank colour) and iris colour. Present species has sometimes been thought conspecific with P. guisei, but the two occur sympatrically (with mutually exclusive altitudinal ranges) over at least 560 km in E New Guinea. Sympatric (and with broad altitudinal overlap) also with P. erythropleura over distance of at least 400 km in W New Guinea. Proposed race lorentzi (described from Hellwig Mts, in Oranje Range) considered inseparable from nominate. Birds from Wissel Lakes area (between Weyland Mts and Snow Mts) described as race incerta, but validity uncertain, and thought possibly a hybrid between nominate race and P. erythropleura (of race dammermani); further study needed. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- praedicta E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 - mountains of Wandammen Peninsula, in NW New Guinea.
- perstriata (De Vis, 1898) - New Guinea mountains from Weyland Mts and Nassau and Oranje Ranges E, including high peaks in Hindenburg, Victor Emanuel and Bismarck Ranges, to Wharton Range (in SE).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, foraging and flying away. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp perstriata)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 3 years ago 16 sec 2.5
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Lateral view of bird feeding in flowers
Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp perstriata)
Mikko Pyhälä 15 August 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
A perched bird.
Locality Baliem Valley, Jayawijaya Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp perstriata)
mehdhalaouate 18 June 2008 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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